Horse-hitching device



No; 609,548. Patented Aug. 23', Issa s. s. Juv. i HDRSE HITCHING DEVICE.

(Application Bled Feb. 28, 189B.) (.Nn Model.)

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SAM S. JOY, OF NEW MARKET, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HORSE-HITCHING DEVICE. d

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,548, dated August23, 1898.

` Application iiled February 28, 1898. Serial No. `6'7I,901. (No model.)i

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, SAM S. JOY, a citizen of the United States, residingat New Market, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire,have invented. certain newand useful Improvements inHorse-HitchingDevices; and I dohereby declare the'following to be afull, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for securing the hitch rope or strapof the halter or bridle of a horse, and is adapted to be placed iueither a night or day stall or in sheds or on bitching-posts, the objectof the invention being to render it easy for any one to hitch his horsevery quickly and securely without the necessity of tying a knot of anykind and without .depending upon snap` hooks.

The device is equally well adapted to accommodate a hitch rope, strap,or chain; and it consists, essentially, in a pair of levers both hung onthe same pivot and movable independently one of another. Each of thelevers has a cross-bar at the extreme end, and the larger of the two isheld in normal position by means of a spring-actuated latch, as will befully set forth in the following specification and claims and clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same, ofwhich* Figure l is an elevation of my improved hitching device. Fig. 2is a vertical sectional elevation of the sameA Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the smaller or grip lever. Fig. 4 is a similar view of thelarger or guide lever. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the latch forengaging the guide-lever, Fig. 6 being a detail plan view of aretaining-plate by which the latch shown in Fig. 5 is held in position.Fig. 7 is a broken sectional view showing a part of the frame with thelatch and its retaining-plate in proper place. Fig. 8 shows a portion ofthe frame, the grip and guide levers, and their rictional tensionpivot.

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I provide a frame which may be formed of cast-iron and consist of aplate A, having perforations a for the recept-ion of retaining- `screws,and sidewalls B B, and a Wall C, which rises at an acute angle from theplate A at a point about midway of its length and connects with thewalls B iB. Said Wall C terminates at its top in a curved portion c,

lwhich joins the plate A near its upper end, and the top of said-Wall Cmay be provided with a v -groove c', for a purpose to be hereinafterexplained. The curved portion c and the upper portion of the` wall C isopen in the center for the reception of the hitchlevers and connected bywalls c2 with the plate A, the levers D and E being pivotally connectedto said Walls c2 by a suitable stud F. This stud F is preferably formedslightly tapering and may afford a spring-opening and a tension devicefor the levers D and E by means of the helicalfspring G, mounted uponsaid stud, to which one of its ends is attached, while the other entersa perforation in the frame. The stud may be provided with a slotted headand rotated to the desired tension byV a screw-driver, when a light blowof a hammer will prevent it from turning. 4

The frame is provided with a socket H for the reception of the `latch,I, which enters from the rear and isprovided with oppositelydisposedbosses i, which find bearings in said socket H and take the place of arivet. A retaining-plate .I is perforated at j to receive studs h,formedin the socket H, and by slightly upsetting said studs the plate J andlatch I are retained in their proper place. An integral projection orstop h is formed `at a point to sustain the latch atthe proper elevationto readily engage the guide-lever E by entering the opening e, formedtherein, and through which said latch extends far enough to be raised byones nger.

Both levers D E are perforated,respectively, at d3 e3 for the receptionof their pivot-pin or stud F, and the lever D has in one of itssides arecess d, in which the lug or projection e2 of the lever E may play,thus affording the `hitch-rope-fastening lever D a limited movemeutwholly independent of the guide-lever E and even while the latter issecurely locked in operative position by the latch I. The cross-bar c ofthe lever E is preferably formed cylindrical; but it is advisable toform the bar d triangular or with a moderately-sharp pro- ICO jcctiond2, adapted to engage the V-groove c of the Wall C, so that the hitchstrap or rope will have less tendency to slip.

The sectional view, Fig. 2, is taken on cut` ting-line 2 2 of Fig. l,and to fasten a hitchrope the levers D E are drawn out, as seen bydotted lines in Fig. 2, when a loop of the hitch rope or strap may bepassed over the lever D and the rope brought down on each side under thecross-bar CZ and the cross-bar c of the guide-lever E When the latter ispressed down until engaged by the latch I, and the harder a horse maypull in any direction the more tightly Will the hitch rope or strap beheld by the grip-lever D. A perforation a is formed in the frame,inwhich is placed a spring K, one end of Which receives the projection t"of the latch I and the other bears against a stop-pin 7o, near the otherend of the perforation a', thus keeping the latch I normally inengagement With the guide-lever E.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. A horse-hitching devicecomprising, a

suitable metal frame, and a grip and guide lever mounted both on thesame pivot and movable independently one of the other.

2. A horse-bitching device comprising, a suitable metal frame, a gripand guide lever mounted both on the same pivot and movable independentlyone of the other, and a springactuated latch for engaging theguide-lever.

3. A horse-bitching device comprising7 a metal frame substantially ofthe form shown and having an elevation or Wall provided with a V-groove,a grip-lever having a cross-arm adapted to engage said V-groove, aguide-lever having a cross-arm 'filling the space between the side wallsof said frame, and a spring-actuated latch for engaging the saidguide-lever, all substantially for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAM S. J OY.

Witnesses:

J. B. THURsToN, JOHN H. ANDREWS.

